Historical Events In April - 22
Sunday, 21 December 2025
0296 St Gaius ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history. 

0296 On April - 22 pope Caius 

0536 On April - 22 st Agapitus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 

0536 Agapitus I, Italian Pope (535-36), dies on April - 22. 

1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye on April - 22. 

1073 Pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII on April - 22. 

1145 19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history. 

1164 Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III on this day in history. 

1253 Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53 on April - 22. 

1355 On this day in history eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 

1357 On this day in history johan I, King of Portugal (1383-1433) 

1370 Bastille begins being built in Paris on April - 22. 

1451 The birth of Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Spain and patron of Christopher Columbus on April - 22. 

1451 Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus on this day in history. 

1462 On April - 22 gilbert of Lannoy, master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies 

1500 On this day in history pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil 

1500 On April - 22 the area that became Brazil is discovered by Portuguese explorers 

1500 Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal on April - 22. 

1509 Henry VIII ascended to throne of England on this day in history. 

1521 French king Francois I declares war on Spain on April - 22. 

1521 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded on April - 22. 

1526 1st slave revolt occurs in SC on this day in history. 

1529 On April - 22 spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere in Treaty of Saragosa 

1529 Treaty of Saragosa: Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere on April - 22. 

1592 On this day in history bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 80 

1610 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91) on April - 22. 

1640 Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun on this day in history. 

1648 On this day in history english army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed 

1648 On this day in history catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 

1658 On this day in history giuseppe Torelli, Italy, composer (Concert Grossi op 8) 

1659 Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament on this day in history. 

1662 John Tradescant, traveller/gardener, dies on this day in history. 

1671 King Charles II sits in on English parliament on April - 22. 

1672 Georg Stiernhielm, Swed scholar/author/poet (Hercules), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

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